Facebook responds once again for privacy concerns of third-party partners having read/write access to our private messages within Facebook. Nothing should surprise us anymore when it comes to Facebook, to be honest. Kirk will be carrying the show into the New Year and I will be back with you live from CES on Tuesday, January 8th. I want to thank each and every one of you that have been long-time subscribers and also all of you that have supported my sponsor or have provided donations through the insider program. My hope is that you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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* –Men In Black International 

* –Android tablets you need to avoid

* –This 22 inch TV for $60.00

* –Apple App Store rule change

* –The best holiday websites and apps

* –Check your 2018 iPad Pro for a bend right now

* Last minute deals

* –How to keep your internet connected device from spying on you

* –GoFundMe campaign to build the border wall

* What is Facebook Reach?

* –Firefox Focus for Android

* –Apple saw more government requests for user data  

* –AT&T goes live with 5G

* –Microsoft i...

Seems Amazon is tired of losing money on CRaP and will be forcing vendors to pay for shipping. They are purportedly putting a strong arm on companies like Coke to ship items like SmartWater on their own dime. Only Amazon would get away with this kind of demand. But really who buys SmartWater online and have it shipped to there home. Lots happening here on the home front actual chaos is in progress and I am trying to stay ahead of it all.

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* –Using tech with the kids around the holidays

* –Blue Origin 

* These discounted Anker accessories are great gifts

* TCL Series 6 Roku TV is now $500.00

* –Apple offers six classic audiobooks for free

* –Moto X4 for $165.00

* The best Windows and Mac bundles for heavy discounts

* $21.00 Anker SoundCore Bluetooth speaker

* –Apple Music now works on Amazon Alexa speakers

* This $27.00 gadget can your warm your hands or charge your phone

* $25.00 Roku Express

* –LG new 32-inch UHD monitor 

* –Fitbit OS 3.0

* –Facebook temporarily bans Isreali Prime Minister’s son

* –Apple FaceTime ...

A Texting Tax in California will most likely be showing up on your mobile bill. The state has decided that residents of California should be taxed for texting as a way to squeeze more cash out of its citizens. Call me not surprised in the least as this action is exactly the kind of thing that the state would do. Very late start to the show tonight had to celebrate a birthday.

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* –Phiaton $80.00 Bluetooth headphones

* –Spock joins Star Trek

* –Honda’s 2019 CES booth

* –$22.00 Victorinox Swiss Army Knife

* –Vitamin Water will pay you big bucks

* –Audi at CES 2019

* –The most downvoted Reddit comments of all time

* –$170 Qnap TS-328 NAS System

* –Best Buy announces “Nick of Time”

* –Eufy $200.00 RoboVac 15C

* –Uber told self-drive cars unsafe days before accident

* –Amazon Fire TV 4K stick for $35.00

* T-Mobile lied to the FCC

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Huawei CFO has been locked up in Canada appears to be awaiting extradition to the United States for Iran Sanction violations and the Chinese are very pissed off. Lot’s of diplomatic activity going on. One wonders if this is just a little bit of gamesmanship for the trade deal. But one thing for sure is that this is a pretty big deal and will be something the team here at GNC will be watching. Lot’s of updates as we head into the holiday period.

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* –The rockstar hackers protecting you from the bad guys

* –Amazon reportedly fires workers in seller scam

* –This $11.00 Anker PowerCore+ Mini power bank

* –It’s time to check which apps are tracking your location

* –The Tello Quadcopter Drone

* –Location data from a gas station app sold for $9.50

* –The $100.00 Tablo Dual Lite

* –#Smocking Gun typo

* –Congressional committee slams Equifax

* –How to solve blue screen errors

* –How to recognize and avoid free gift card scams

* –Best tech gifts under $25.00

* –AT&T finds another way to nickel-dime its customers

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WordPress 5.0 has been released I will not be one of the first to upgrade largely because we have a lot of editors here and one thing I have found is that big UI changes like this will always cause a certain amount of chaos. Plus I want to give the automatic team a few days to fix some bugs that will likely show up in millions of roll-outs. I am not a fan of the new Guttneberg editor and will likely load the plugin to use the old editor. I will let the team decide which way to go. Big week for me ahead in the podcasting space, which I talk about on the show.

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* –Last Man on the Moon

* –Google Pixel Slate Vs.iPad Pro 12.9

* –White House meets with Google, Microsoft

* –Set up your own mini home theater

* –The 10 best Chrome extensions for avoiding online distractions

* –7 ways to check your smartphone charger is safe to use

* –10 cool gift ideas for Mac users

* –WhatsApp for Android

* –Anker’s new Bluetooth Smart Scale is just $29.00

* –How to use dual Sims on iPhone XR-XS Max

* –Government Christmas safety video

* –Must have apps

* –Will Apple’s iPhone replace your password?

* –-Mobile is releasing a Slow Cooker Sunday Cookbook

Tumblr, in my opinion, has always been known for a haven of adult content is semi-cracking the whip starting on 12-17. After being removed from the Apple App store for finding inappropriate content related to child abuse. But in their statement, they say they will allow certain types of adult-themed content. So while they are on one hand cracking down they are leaving room for artistic content. One person’s art is another person’s porn so we will see how they accomplish this. Lot’s of great feedback from the last show, which makes me wonder was it the audio-only format?

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* Happy CSEdweek!

* –SpaceX Rocket makes a historic 3rd launch

* –Verizon and Samsung will release a 5G phone

* –Samsung SmartThings ADT

* –A Google Home Mini for $1.00 with Spotify

* –How do I know if my phone is unlocked?

* –Want an electric Bently? 

* –The $17.00 iOttie Easy One Touch 4

* Anker’s new 10,000 mAh battery pack

* –Should you make your kids wait until high school for a cell phone?

* –Microsoft pledges $10 million to Code.org

* –These discounted Anker accessories are great gifts

* –Amazon Fire Stick Vs. Roku

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Yes, A cat destroyed my Son’s MacBook Pro. You are simply not going to believe this story a curious cat and a series of incredible events caused the utter destruction of my Son’s MacBook Pro which Apple is predicting will cost $700 to repair. The cat is still alive but you’re not going to believe it. My son is utterly devastated on what has happened as there is more to the story then a destroyed MacBook there is potential data loss as well from a series of unfortunate events. The Apple repair guy thought he had heard it all. But hey crazy stuff happens and this is about as crazy as it comes.

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* –These Samsung SSDs are cheaper than ever

* –Facebook launches first $6 million fund to train journalists

* –You can now watch free movies on YouTube…legally 

* –Remembering Stan Lee

* –Here’s how to see the last meteor showers 

* –Bitcoin falls below $5000.00

* –Black Friday Streaming Deals

* –How to delete Alexa conversations 

* –SpaceX delays launch

* –Instagram purges fake followers 

* New details about Galaxy S10 and F

* –How to buy a gaming laptop

* –Pandora on-demand music on Alexa

* –You can make Skype calls through Alexa

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Are Kids GPS Watches being tracked? If a report from The Register proves to be true I think I would smash my Kids GPS tracking watch into a million pieces but that’s just me and I know already that the majority of us are being tracked by equally bad folks as well from the advertising and data analysis firms. But the kids GPS tracking is much more sinister and could endanger your kids to predators. You need to reach out to the companies and make sure your kids GPS watch is not affected here.

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* –How satellites are tracking devastation of California wildfires

* –eBay’s Toy Catalog

* –Enable Project Fi’s New VPN

* The best places to buy old games

* –Comcast owes Massachusetts customers $700,000 in refunds

*  –Watch all of your media where you want with Plex      

*  You can get some good deals before Black Friday

* –AT&T is launching a new app

* –Fox News is mad at Twitter

* –iPhone X bug lets hackers snag deleted photos

* –Amazon is discounting Echo and Fire devices for Black Friday

* –Fac...

MoviePass marketing is being run by an idiot. It’s obvious that they cannot hire anyone with half a brain with the money they are stealing from consumers in my opinion. The latest email they sent out was so bad that a five year old could have put together a better marketing message. All they did was piss more people off and remind them how horrid their service is. I truly do not understand how they are still in business. I have a pile of news for you today along with some insight into internet based tv services.

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* –Apple TV and Netflix guide

* –The best cheap Bluetooth speaker

* –The Fossil Sport Smartwatch

* –Gab cries foul

* –MoviePass, what are you doing?!

* –Galaxy X

* –YouTube to label government and public funded clips 

* –T-Mobile says it has blocked 1 billion spam calls

* Sling TV growth slows dramatically 

* –SpaceX  

* –Facebook Portal Review

* –Comcast may launch streaming set-top box

* –Google Files Go app redesigned and renamed 

* –Amazon releases Alexa app for Windows 10

* Chrome 71

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An App that tracks your voting history and political affiliations is now available for others to take a closer look at your political activity. While much of this information has been available to political parties it is now available to anyone which to me is a bit unnerving considering the political climate we are in at this point and the absolute craziness going on in the world. I also look at have the elections been hacked and do you trust the forthcoming results.

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* –NASA’s 1st 8K video from space

* –Neil Armstrong Collection

* –Watch out for this new banking scam

* –3 easy coding projects for kids

* –Amazon improves Alexa responses 

* –$50 off 2018 Macbook Air and iPad Pro

* –How to use the ping command to test your network

* –Amazon may split new headquarters between 2 cities

* –Google Doodle honors Michael Dertouzos

* –$49.00 Roku Streaming Stick+

* –iRobot Roomba 675 for $248.00

* –Find and go to the nearest ER with this iOS shortcut 

* –OnePlus 6T vs Google Pixel 3 XL

* –Hackers reportedly targeted election officials  

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